I think the American oversupply of guns, particularly in the hands of teenage boys is nutty, but I can see that the nuttiness can go the other way. Is there no way to win a fight legally in England?
Anyway, I was glad to see that anything over 100 years is exempt. There are so many things that are "early 20th/late 19th C." that I am sure there will be a sudden switch to things being listed simply a late 19th c.
What happens over time? In 2050 will all the WWII stuff be legal? Is the WWI stuff about to become legal?
Is a pedeng larus a straight or curved sword? what about a kris with lots of curves?
So an antique with a new handle is still an antique, how far does that go? What if only the handle is old? What if it is only a one nail?
Laws in general have an inherent problem with absurdity given they are absolute rules in a relativistic universe, but this one seems more absurd than most.
josh
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